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PLEASE HELP ME! I used to love going to the gym and was super consistent but now that I’ve started 2nd year of college I’ve been super busy with school and work. I haven’t been to the gym in over a month. Please give me any tips to get out of this funk😫
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Anonymous 2d

Do a different split and make it significantly less intense with less volume. Easy strength is a good program

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Anonymous 2d

Theres studies out now that support if you are intense enough you can get away with 2-3 days per week of resistance training and still see results. Just gotta find time that works for you, break up your sessions into 2 30 minutes ones even

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Anonymous 2d

Coming from someone who’s been there, squeeze it into your schedule! Whether then be in a gap between your classes, or after work, early in the morning. Schedule out your days and look for the gaps! I can always help you if you’d like!

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Anonymous 2d

Go super early in the morning before anything else

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Anonymous 2d

As someone who is struggling just push yourself 😪😭

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Anonymous 2d

Having the same problem like word for word. I think I’m gonna start with trying to go mornings on my off days. I think when you try to match your old schedule to a T, you get burnt out. For me that was 1.5 hrs a day 5x week intense lifting and cardio, only time I had for that was at 6am and I got burnt out after 2 days 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2d

If you want to see results I’d argue to keep intensity high but drop the volume

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2d

You need to meet a threshold of intensity but you don’t need to go to failure by any means. You will still adapt and in this persons case it wouldn’t make their day revolve around the gym. 60-80% intensity is still a fine amount for maintenance

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2d

I mean personally being intense in the gym should not mean it revolves around your day. At most you’re taking an extra 5-10 seconds to squeeze out one or two more reps. Intensity doesn’t mean failure but it means it’s not easy. And when she said she was consistent im assuming that meant improving while being there not just ‘maintaining’

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2d

Recovery and mental aptitude play a part in this, not just time spent. And you can absolutely adapt at submaximal loads/intensities, look at many Russian Olympic training studies. Maintenance may have been the wrong word choice, I meant adaptation but along a slow pace over a lifetime

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